2.1.2.2. Economic activity of population aged 15–64 by sex*

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Period, quarters Employed Unemployed Economically active Economically inactive Population aged 15–64 Activity rate Unemployment rate Employment rate
persons, thousands %
Total
2009 Q1 3 848.7 403.6 4 252.3 2 508.2 6 760.5 62.9 9.5 56.9
Q2 3 879.3 400.0 4 279.4 2 476.7 6 756.1 63.3 9.3 57.4
Q3 3 868.6 430.3 4 298.9 2 452.7 6 751.6 63.7 10.0 57.3
Q4 3 859.3 434.4 4 293.7 2 453.4 6 747.1 63.6 10.1 57.2
2010 Q1 3 791.0 493.8 4 284.7 2 458.0 6 742.7 63.5 11.5 56.2
Q2 3 840.1 470.5 4 310.6 2 427.7 6 738.2 64.0 10.9 57.0
Q3 3 876.0 457.7 4 333.7 2 400.1 6 733.8 64.4 10.6 57.6
Q4 3 863.9 453.7 4 317.6 2 411.8 6 729.4 64.2 10.5 57.4
2011 Q1 3 799.9 492.0 4 291.9 2 433.0 6 724.9 63.8 11.5 56.5
Q2 3 867.3 458.2 4 325.6 2 394.9 6 720.5 64.4 10.6 57.5
Q3 3 905.3 456.1 4 361.4 2 354.5 6 716.0 64.9 10.5 58.1
Q4 3 900.2 454.5 4 354.6 2 358.0 6 712.7 64.9 10.4 58.1
2012 Q1 3 835.6 505.0 4 340.6 2 368.5 6 709.1 64.7 11.6 57.2
Q2 3 914.8 470.5 4 385.4 2 313.4 6 698.7 65.5 10.7 58.4
Q3 3 985.9 452.7 4 438.6 2 250.5 6 689.0 66.4 10.2 59.6
Q4 3 960.8 458.7 4 419.5 2 260.2 6 679.7 66.2 10.4 59.3
2013 Q1 3 876.1 493.6 4 369.6 2 298.6 6 668.2 65.5 11.3 58.1
Q2 3 995.2 438.8 4 434.0 2 219.7 6 653.7 66.6 9.9 60.0
Q3 4 048.9 428.3 4 477.2 2 162.4 6 639.6 67.4 9.6 61.0
Q4 4 065.9 397.0 4 462.9 2 162.9 6 625.7 67.4 8.9 61.4
2014 Q1 4 135.1 362.8 4 497.9 2 112.9 6 610.8 68.0 8.1 62.6
Q2 4 165.5 358.0 4 523.5 2 071.6 6 595.1 68.6 7.9 63.2
Q3 4 238.9 330.6 4 569.4 2 010.8 6 580.2 69.4 7.2 64.4
Q4 4 227.3 317.5 4 544.8 2 020.1 6 564.9 69.2 7.0 64.4
2015 Q1 4 205.1 346.8 4 551.9 1 996.5 6 548.4 69.5 7.6 64.2
Q2 4 290.5 309.1 4 599.6 1 935.5 6 535.2 70.4 6.7 65.7
Q3 4 353.7 291.6 4 645.3 1 880.9 6 526.2 71.2 6.3 66.7
Q4 4 352.2 279.6 4 631.8 1 880.1 6 511.8 71.1 6.0 66.8
2016 Q1 4 352.9 272.0 4 624.9 1 869.2 6 494.1 71.2 5.9 67.0
Q2 4 438.2 233.3 4 671.5 1 809.6 6 481.1 72.1 5.0 68.5
Q3 4 476.1 225.3 4 701.4 1 773.3 6 474.7 72.6 4.8 69.1
Q4 4 492.6 204.3 4 696.9 1 764.8 6 461.7 72.7 4.3 69.5
2017 Q1 4 452.6 206.2 4 658.8 1 783.6 6 442.5 72.3 4.4 69.1
Q2 4 492.3 196.1 4 688.4 1 733.5 6 422.0 73.0 4.2 70.0
Q3 4 526.9 187.9 4 714.9 1 690.8 6 405.7 73.6 4.0 70.7
Q4 4 529.7 175.2 4 704.9 1 685.7 6 390.6 73.6 3.7 70.9
2018 Q1 4 517.8 177.5 4 695.2 1 688.2 6 383.4 73.6 3.8 70.8
Q2 4 550.6 164.8 4 715.4 1 662.3 6 377.7 73.9 3.5 71.4
Q3 4 566.2 177.7 4 743.9 1 621.7 6 365.6 74.5 3.7 71.7
Q4 4 555.7 165.9 4 721.5 1 629.7 6 351.2 74.3 3.5 71.7
2019 Q1 4 564.0 164.1 4 728.1 1 612.3 6 340.4 74.6 3.5 72.0
Q2 4 566.1 154.5 4 720.6 1 613.5 6 334.0 74.5 3.3 72.1
Q3 4 575.8 160.5 4 736.3 1 587.4 6 323.7 74.9 3.4 72.4
Q4 4 567.9 152.3 4 720.2 1 590.1 6 310.3 74.8 3.2 72.4
2020 Q1 4 527.4 171.0 4 698.4 1 599.0 6 297.4 74.6 3.6 71.9
Q2 4 464.2 213.8 4 678.0 1 608.0 6 286.1 74.4 4.6 71.0
Q3 4 544.7 206.0 4 750.7 1 523.9 6 274.6 75.7 4.3 72.4
Q4 4 537.9 193.5 4 731.5 1 531.5 6 263.0 75.5 4.1 72.5
Of which:
male
2009 Q1 1 998.0 225.4 2 223.3 1 082.9 3 306.2 67.2 10.1 60.4
Q2 2 022.1 223.9 2 246.0 1 058.9 3 304.9 68.0 10.0 61.2
Q3 2 009.4 238.8 2 248.1 1 055.4 3 303.6 68.1 10.6 60.8
Q4 2 000.3 239.1 2 239.4 1 062.8 3 302.2 67.8 10.7 60.6
2010 Q1 1 936.0 282.9 2 218.9 1 082.0 3 300.9 67.2 12.7 58.7
Q2 1 973.4 266.8 2 240.2 1 059.4 3 299.6 67.9 11.9 59.8
Q3 2 003.1 248.7 2 251.8 1 046.5 3 298.3 68.3 11.0 60.7
Q4 1 993.1 247.9 2 241.0 1 056.0 3 296.9 68.0 11.1 60.5
2011 Q1 1 951.2 274.8 2 226.1 1 069.5 3 295.6 67.5 12.3 59.2
Q2 2 004.7 245.1 2 249.8 1 044.4 3 294.3 68.3 10.9 60.9
Q3 2 032.1 243.2 2 275.3 1 017.7 3 292.9 69.1 10.7 61.7
Q4 2 021.9 242.5 2 264.4 1 030.3 3 294.7 68.7 10.7 61.4
2012 Q1 1 978.9 280.1 2 258.9 1 039.6 3 298.5 68.5 12.4 60.0
Q2 2 021.9 265.9 2 287.7 1 006.3 3 294.0 69.4 11.6 61.4
Q3 2 058.9 250.3 2 309.2 980.8 3 290.0 70.2 10.8 62.6
Q4 2 057.6 251.0 2 308.6 977.7 3 286.3 70.3 10.9 62.6
2013 Q1 1 996.3 282.1 2 278.3 1 003.0 3 281.4 69.4 12.4 60.8
Q2 2 087.9 235.6 2 323.5 951.5 3 275.0 70.9 10.1 63.8
Q3 2 125.3 228.3 2 353.7 915.4 3 269.0 72.0 9.7 65.0
Q4 2 132.0 210.1 2 342.1 921.1 3 263.1 71.8 9.0 65.3
2014 Q1 2 167.3 192.0 2 359.2 897.4 3 256.7 72.4 8.1 66.5
Q2 2 189.3 190.8 2 380.1 869.6 3 249.8 73.2 8.0 67.4
Q3 2 234.8 172.1 2 406.9 836.5 3 243.4 74.2 7.2 68.9
Q4 2 221.2 170.5 2 391.7 845.1 3 236.8 73.9 7.1 68.6
2015 Q1 2 204.8 185.8 2 390.6 839.2 3 229.8 74.0 7.8 68.3
Q2 2 261.1 162.7 2 423.8 800.9 3 224.6 75.2 6.7 70.1
Q3 2 298.1 151.0 2 449.1 772.4 3 221.6 76.0 6.2 71.3
Q4 2 295.6 145.6 2 441.2 774.4 3 215.6 75.9 6.0 71.4
2016 Q1 2 292.7 146.7 2 439.4 769.0 3 208.4 76.0 6.0 71.5
Q2 2 336.1 131.1 2 467.2 736.6 3 203.8 77.0 5.3 72.9
Q3 2 356.4 121.6 2 478.0 724.5 3 202.5 77.4 4.9 73.6
Q4 2 364.9 109.9 2 474.8 722.8 3 197.6 77.4 4.4 74.0
2017 Q1 2 352.9 108.7 2 461.6 727.4 3 189.0 77.2 4.4 73.8
Q2 2 389.3 100.1 2 489.4 690.2 3 179.7 78.3 4.0 75.1
Q3 2 408.6 90.8 2 499.5 673.3 3 172.7 78.8 3.6 75.9
Q4 2 408.5 83.0 2 491.5 674.9 3 166.4 78.7 3.3 76.1
2018 Q1 2 398.8 88.3 2 487.1 677.8 3 164.9 78.6 3.6 75.8
Q2 2 409.7 88.1 2 497.9 666.5 3 164.4 78.9 3.5 76.2
Q3 2 422.2 85.6 2 507.8 652.6 3 160.4 79.3 3.4 76.6
Q4 2 415.5 90.0 2 505.5 649.5 3 155.0 79.4 3.6 76.6
2019 Q1 2 434.2 89.6 2 523.8 628.0 3 151.8 80.1 3.5 77.2
Q2 2 429.0 87.3 2 516.3 635.6 3 152.0 79.8 3.5 77.1
Q3 2 440.2 83.4 2 523.6 626.1 3 149.7 80.1 3.3 77.5
Q4 2 440.1 81.1 2 521.1 624.3 3 145.5 80.2 3.2 77.6
2020 Q1 2 414.8 91.4 2 506.2 634.5 3 140.6 79.8 3.6 76.9
Q2 2 385.2 111.8 2 497.0 639.7 3 136.7 79.6 4.5 76.0
Q3 2 431.3 108.7 2 540.0 593.0 3 133.0 81.1 4.3 77.6
Q4 2 432.6 102.0 2 534.7 594.5 3 129.1 81.0 4.0 77.7
female
2009 Q1 1 850.8 178.2 2 029.0 1 425.3 3 454.2 58.7 8.8 53.6
Q2 1 857.2 176.2 2 033.3 1 417.8 3 451.1 58.9 8.7 53.8
Q3 1 859.2 191.5 2 050.8 1 397.2 3 448.0 59.5 9.3 53.9
Q4 1 859.1 195.3 2 054.3 1 390.5 3 444.9 59.6 9.5 54.0
2010 Q1 1 854.9 210.9 2 065.8 1 375.9 3 441.8 60.0 10.2 53.9
Q2 1 866.7 203.6 2 070.3 1 368.3 3 438.6 60.2 9.8 54.3
Q3 1 872.9 209.0 2 081.9 1 353.7 3 435.5 60.6 10.0 54.5
Q4 1 870.8 205.8 2 076.6 1 355.8 3 432.4 60.5 9.9 54.5
2011 Q1 1 848.7 217.1 2 065.8 1 363.5 3 429.3 60.2 10.5 53.9
Q2 1 862.6 213.1 2 075.7 1 350.4 3 426.2 60.6 10.3 54.4
Q3 1 873.2 212.9 2 086.2 1 336.9 3 423.0 60.9 10.2 54.7
Q4 1 878.3 212.0 2 090.3 1 327.7 3 418.0 61.2 10.1 55.0
2012 Q1 1 856.7 225.0 2 081.7 1 328.9 3 410.6 61.0 10.8 54.4
Q2 1 893.0 204.7 2 097.7 1 307.0 3 404.7 61.6 9.8 55.6
Q3 1 927.0 202.4 2 129.4 1 269.6 3 399.0 62.6 9.5 56.7
Q4 1 903.2 207.7 2 110.9 1 282.6 3 393.4 62.2 9.8 56.1
2013 Q1 1 879.8 211.5 2 091.3 1 295.5 3 386.8 61.7 10.1 55.5
Q2 1 907.3 203.2 2 110.5 1 268.1 3 378.7 62.5 9.6 56.5
Q3 1 923.6 199.9 2 123.5 1 247.1 3 370.6 63.0 9.4 57.1
Q4 1 933.9 186.9 2 120.8 1 241.8 3 362.6 63.1 8.8 57.5
2014 Q1 1 967.9 170.8 2 138.7 1 215.4 3 354.1 63.8 8.0 58.7
Q2 1 976.2 167.2 2 143.4 1 202.0 3 345.3 64.1 7.8 59.1
Q3 2 004.1 158.5 2 162.5 1 174.3 3 336.8 64.8 7.3 60.1
Q4 2 006.2 146.9 2 153.1 1 175.0 3 328.1 64.7 6.8 60.3
2015 Q1 2 000.3 161.0 2 161.3 1 157.3 3 318.6 65.1 7.4 60.3
Q2 2 029.4 146.4 2 175.9 1 134.7 3 310.5 65.7 6.7 61.3
Q3 2 055.6 140.6 2 196.2 1 108.5 3 304.7 66.5 6.4 62.2
Q4 2 056.6 134.0 2 190.6 1 105.6 3 296.2 66.5 6.1 62.4
2016 Q1 2 060.2 125.3 2 185.5 1 100.1 3 285.6 66.5 5.7 62.7
Q2 2 102.1 102.2 2 204.3 1 073.0 3 277.3 67.3 4.6 64.1
Q3 2 119.7 103.7 2 223.4 1 048.8 3 272.2 67.9 4.7 64.8
Q4 2 127.7 94.4 2 222.1 1 041.9 3 264.1 68.1 4.2 65.2
2017 Q1 2 099.8 97.5 2 197.2 1 056.3 3 253.5 67.5 4.4 64.5
Q2 2 103.0 96.1 2 199.0 1 043.3 3 242.3 67.8 4.4 64.9
Q3 2 118.3 97.1 2 215.4 1 017.6 3 233.0 68.5 4.4 65.5
Q4 2 121.2 92.2 2 213.3 1 010.9 3 224.2 68.6 4.2 65.8
2018 Q1 2 118.9 89.2 2 208.1 1 010.4 3 218.5 68.6 4.0 65.8
Q2 2 140.9 76.7 2 217.5 995.7 3 213.3 69.0 3.5 66.6
Q3 2 144.1 92.1 2 236.1 969.0 3 205.2 69.8 4.1 66.9
Q4 2 140.2 75.9 2 216.1 980.2 3 196.2 69.3 3.4 67.0
2019 Q1 2 129.8 74.6 2 204.3 984.3 3 188.6 69.1 3.4 66.8
Q2 2 137.1 67.2 2 204.3 977.8 3 182.1 69.3 3.0 67.2
Q3 2 135.7 77.1 2 212.7 961.2 3 174.0 69.7 3.5 67.3
Q4 2 127.9 71.2 2 199.1 965.7 3 164.8 69.5 3.2 67.2
2020 Q1 2 112.6 79.6 2 192.3 964.5 3 156.8 69.4 3.6 66.9
Q2 2 079.0 102.0 2 181.1 968.3 3 149.4 69.3 4.7 66.0
Q3 2 113.5 97.3 2 210.7 930.9 3 141.6 70.4 4.4 67.3
Q4 2 105.3 91.5 2 196.8 937.0 3 133.8 70.1 4.2 67.2
*Source: labour force survey, HCSO. 

© Hungarian Central Statistical Office, 2011